Hello!
I've built my own electrical cabinet out of MDF, and the idea was for it to look like a wall rather than a cabinet, since it's the first thing you see when you enter the front door.
It will be painted white, have a baseboard, etc., BUT to be able to open the door (which is the front part), there needed to be a gap between the wall and the hinges (concealed hinges), which takes away the feeling that it's a wall...
I want to be able to hide the hinges in a nice way but can't figure out how, does anyone have any tips?
I've built my own electrical cabinet out of MDF, and the idea was for it to look like a wall rather than a cabinet, since it's the first thing you see when you enter the front door.
It will be painted white, have a baseboard, etc., BUT to be able to open the door (which is the front part), there needed to be a gap between the wall and the hinges (concealed hinges), which takes away the feeling that it's a wall...
I want to be able to hide the hinges in a nice way but can't figure out how, does anyone have any tips?
How do you mean? In kitchen cabinets, there's a recessed cutout in the doors where one side of the hinges is attached, and then it clicks in. It's a bit too complex for a DIY builder like me to recess in an MDF 😅RoTe said:
I should perhaps add that the wall is not straight and even either, as it was built in the 60s from blåbetong, so it's very porous and uneven. To make the "door" sit straight, the hinges have had to be set slightly differently from each other.
Lamellar hinges are a bit tricky to install, so maybe not for you.Termobarisk said:
How do you mean then? In kitchen cabinets, there is a cut-out recess in the doors where you attach one side of the hinges and then click them in. It's a bit too complex for a home builder like me to recess in an mdf 😅
I might add that the wall is not straight and even either but built in the 60s of blåbetong so it is very porous and crooked, so to get the "door" to sit straight, the hinges have been set a little differently from each other.
E Emanuel01 said:
I didn't even know they existed, but I googled a bit and found ones for drilling (so you don't have to carve out holes). It seems like a much simpler solution, thank you so much! 🙏E Emanuel01 said:
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